{
  "id": 3048939,
  "title": "Zelenskyy: Russia spending nearly EUR 340 bln on war, while Ukraine – EUR 140 bln",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/zelenskyy-russia-spending-nearly-eur-340-bln-on-war-while-ukraine-eur",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:12:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1195697.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is spending around EUR 340 billion on the war, while Ukraine's expenditure is EUR 140 billion. He emphasized the need to make the war costly for Russia, so that its society feels the impact and pushes President Putin towards negotiations.\n\nZelenskyy marked 35 years since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union with a defiant speech, vowing that the country will not surrender to Russian aggression. He was joined by foreign leaders, including UK Prime Minister, who promised to maintain support for Kyiv despite Russian threats.\n\nIn a separate development, Russia's Ministry of Education announced that participants in the war in Ukraine possess a \"unique pedagogical potential\" for working with children and teaching courses in \"Life Safety\" and \"Basic Military Training\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Russia’s Ministry of Education sees “unique pedagogical potential” in veterans of war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/russias-ministry-of-education-sees-unique-pedagogical-potential-in",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:30:50.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ukraine-marks-independence-day-as-uk-vows-support-despite-russias",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/uk-pm-burnham-vows-support-for-ukraine-despite-threats-from-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:25:02.000Z"
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/russia-must-pay-for-the-war-against-ukraine-with-its-frozen-assets",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/russia-to-seize-poorly-protected-infrastructure-as-ukraine-barrage",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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